Wikinews Shorts: April 4, 2007
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===Iranian diplomats to see detained Iranians in Iraq===
[[Image:LocationIraq.png|right|150px|Map showing the location of Iraq]]
Reports say that [[w:Iran|Iranian]] diplomats will get to meet with 5 detained Iranians in [[w:Iraq|Iraq]]. It is not known when the meeting is scheduled to be held. The men, alleged to be members of the Revolutionary Guards, were detained back in January by [[w:United States|U.S.]] troops, who believed they were playing a role in insurgency. 

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*{{source|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKBLA42056320070404
|title=Iran to see Iranians held by U.S. in Iraq, agency reports
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|pub=Reuters
|date=April 4, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=92132348&p=9zy3z65x&n=92132728&x=
|title=Envoy to meet five Iranians detained in Iraq
|author= 
|pub=Irish Examiner 
|date=April 4, 2007}}
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===US House Speaker Pelosi visits Syria===
[[Image:Nancy Pelosi official portrait.jpg|right|100px|Nancy Pelosi]]
[[w:President of Syria|President]] [[w:Bashar al-Assad|Bashar al-Assad]] met with [[w:Nancy Pelosi|Nancy Pelosi]], [[w:Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the US House]], who is visiting [[Syria]]. In the meeting, Iraq and Lebanon and the prospect for peace talks between Syria and Israel were discussed. She has been criticized by the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] Administration for undermining [[United States]] foreign policy, which has been one of isolation towards Syria.

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*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6522743.stm
|title=US Democrat Pelosi in Syria talks
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=April 4, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/04/news/pelosi.php
|title=Pelosi meets Syrian president despite Bush criticism
|author=Hassan M. Fattah
|pub=International Herald Tribune
|date=April 4, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.sana.org/eng/21/2007/04/04/111586.htm
|title=President al-Assad meets Pelosi, Discusses peace and Dialogue
|author=
|pub=Syrian Arab News Agency
|date=April 4, 2007}}
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===Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former Canadian Liberal leadership candidate visit Ontario city===
Tuesday, former U.S. President [[w:Bill Clinton|Bill Clinton]] and Former Canadian Liberal leadership candidate and former Ontario Premier [[w:Bob Rae|Bob Rae]] visited [[w:Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton, Ontario]] to speak. The fundraiser for [[w:Burlington, Ontario|Burlington, Ontario]] based club ''Transitions For Youth'' was at the [[w:Hamilton Place|Hamilton Place]]. There were about 2,000 people there and the estimated price to hear Clinton speak was CAN$100,000 to CAN$400,000.

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*{{source-pr|url=http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:KawVwz74ADQJ:www.hecfi.on.ca/uploads/BillClintonMar19.pdf+Bob+Rae+Hamilton&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=ca
|title=Former President Bill Clinton and former Premier Bob Rae speaking at Hamilton Place
|pub=Transitions for Youth
|date=March 19, 2007}} <small>'''Google cache'''</small>
*{{source|url=http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=hamilton/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1175660699878&call_pageid=1020420665036&col=1014656511815
|title=Clinton wows local crowd with insightful speech
|author=Daniel Nolan
|pub=Hamilton Spectator
|date=April 4, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.900chml.com/news/news_local.cfm?cat=7428218912&rem=62232&red=80121823aPBIny&wids=410&gi=1&gm=news_local.cfm
|title=Full House For Bill Clinton
|author=Ken Mann
|pub=CHML (AM)
|date=April 3, 2007}}
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===US presidential candidate Barack Obama announces campaign fund-raising success===
[[Image:Barakobama.jpg|right|100px|Illinois Senator Barack Obama]]
Illinois Senator [[w:Barack Obama|Barack Obama]] announced today that he has raised $25 million dollars in first quarter financing for his campaign for [[w:President of the United States|President of the United States]]. This is on par with the funds raised by New York Senator [[w:Hillary Rodham Clinton|Hillary Rodham Clinton]], both who are trying to win the Democratic nomination in the upcoming primary elections.

Over half of the 100,000 donors came from online contributions totaling $6.9M.

'''Sources'''
*{{source|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070404/ap_on_el_pr/obama_money
|title=Obama raises $25M from 100,000 donors
|author=Nedra Pickler, AP
|pub=Yahoo! News
|date=April 4, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=3008370
|title=Obama Raises $25M to Rival Clinton Camp
|author=Nedra Pickler and Beth Fouhy, AP
|pub=ABC News
|date=April 4, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/04/obama.fundraising/
|title=Obama raises $25 million, challenges Clinton's front-runner status
|author=
|pub=CNN
|date=April 4, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/584d95de-e2d0-11db-a1c9-000b5df10621.html
|title=Obama matches Clinton's campaign coffers
|author=Howard Luce
|pub=Financial Times
|date=April 4, 2007}}
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Over half of the 100,000 donors came from online contributions totaling $6.9M.

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